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WILLAMJBTlfl FABMEK: SALEM, OREGON, MAY 13, 1887 leraed trerr Week by the WIIXAMKTTB FAKHKK PDRLIRHI.HU CO. thumb or aUUSUItlFTlOIk. One year, (PoaUr paid), to adranoe 1 t.00 Wlx moothi, (Post paid). In adraaoe 1.26 beet than tix mootin will be, per month It ADVKR81SINO IIATE8 t MrertleemenU will be Ineerted, prorldlngtn are epecUble. at the following Uble o( rate I oe lacb of tpeee -er month 1 1.60 Man Incbet of tpece per month 00 ta-half oolamn per month ... 16.00 Oa oolamn per month 80.00 WLIIimple cople eent tree on application. hblP IPflAdrt lr nn obum nlvrtUnuKt uniunuu of LORD A THOMAS. Hantlolpli THIS PAPERr". N,.vTaVKR4iSON. laontllMnrhlladXphla at the newipspor Adrrr tiling Attune of Mrnra. our uuwrnwi ayeni CINCINATTI advertiser cn call t 176 V'lni" etreet, and (ret estimates. Our went are PAK INH'IHONH. FISHER : SAN FRANCISCO Will quote fayorable rtee- MercbanU Echanire. THIS PAPER i! MAYtiBr-OtlNDOM VlI.K AT UKO. 1. IIOWKCTjACO'N ITewepaporAdrertlilnitlliireaadOBrilUCB Htkrkt). vriiRHK Ad Ririlf mtiU VBHTIHIKO UUHTKAUTB r W !.. may bo inntlo for It in I ITBRRSR Tiierk lalo rnina nro nllogothor too much of a good thing. Tho winter whont is growing too heavy rind tho wcodH nro fimt outgrowing tho wheat, wlictlior wintor or spring. This is going to bo it fnmoufl sonnon for woods nnd it will not bo oasy to work gitrdonu woll. If liny had como in nlonatntly nnd Bunnlly, nnd wo could hnvo hnd nn occnslonnl shower to perfect tho 'crops Hint wcro thriving, tills wholo region would hnvo in timo, hnd nH good harvest n could ho desired, hut thin month is very unscnBonnblo nnd it is moro thnn jwssihln Hint producers will suffer from ita phononiinnl nnd wintry fenluros by injured crops nnd poorer harvests. Aiiout 1808, twonty yonra ngo, wo hnd a wet summer nnd much hay and grnin wns injured or spoiled by tho ruins. At Hint timo hnrvcHting machinery was not so abundant nnd liarvoet work wont on until in September. Wo romombor cutting whlto wintor wheat in that month in 1808. It mined through hay ing timo nnd much good hny wim injur ed. It rninod through harvest nnd poo do worked hard to savo thoir whont that wna out and bound, handling it ovor and over nnd having their Hhocks sprout nnd grow ns green na could be. It ia Htiggoatod that wo nro to hnvo such n Btimmor ngnin. It ho tho dnmngo ennnot bo so great though tho produc tion baa very grently iticrousod nH wo nro now nblo to savo grnin much moro readily thnn wo could twonty yonra ago. TUB PEACH BOREll. Now ia tho timo when tho insoctH that damngo fruit troon commonco their work. Ono of tho worrit of tliwo ia tho pench lorcr, n small wbito grub that soon des troy h tho young tree. Last yoar wo wont ovor tho poach trcoH in timo to nrtvo many by digging worms out. In tlio fall wo went ovor them again. Moat of tho plum nnd prune trees now sold nro grafted on tho peach and when thoy nro young mid tender this worm may get nt them. It habits ia to lay ita eggs on tho body of tho young treo throe or four iivihos above- the ground. When it hatcher tho worm dlga a chan nol down tho Mom and nttnckri tho root. It is claimed that thorough washing of tho Htem of tho treo n foot nbovo tho ground nnd a few iuchca below tho sur face with n strong wash of lyo will keep tho incocta awny. At least ono gontlo man gives bin experience that trees so washed novor nro touched by tho boror. It in entity tried nnd now is tho timo to try it, or ns soon nH tho rains is ovor, so lyo wont bo washed oil by it. H. B. Jory, inventor nnd builder of tho Oregon fruit drier, has recently boon investigating tho habits of this boror and has made nn important discovery. Ho had ntrnwborry plants among his trees, and noticing that somo of these plants woro dying, ho examined and found that tho poach borer was tho cnuso. Ho examined tho insect under a microscope and they woro identical with tho peach loror. This is something of great importanco and now tho ques tion is: How shall wo treat tho vines nnd treoa so an to kill their destroyer? Can tho lyo wash bo mndo available for tho Htrnwborry plants ? C0MPAUINO. SBAI0NB. Tboro can hardly bo a region whoro tho seasons and most especially that of Spring -nro so different nnd variable as ours, A fow year ago wo remembor that from tho last of March until Octo ber thero was not rain-fall at any timo sufficient to wot tho ground an inch. In 1883 March was warm and delight ful, and at no timo the present year havo wo known any such wenthor as lasted through March on thnt year, but April following it w&a exactly what March should be, and one comtequwre wah thnt tho cold rains blighted tho or chards. In 1884 March was like April nnd tho wholo spring was a full month in advance of usual years. Harvests wero very enrly nnd wo began to dry prunes tho lnst week in Juno instead of tho first of August which is usual timo for peach plums to ripen. In 1885 wo had all things normal; tho spring nnd summer wont off in tho best of shape, giving us scnsonnblo rains nnd good hnrvest wenthor, whilo in 188-1 there wero rains about Soptcmbcr 1 that damaged fruit. In 188G wo hnd nbun dnnt rains nil tho spring nnd there sot in n continuing cold rain thnt lasted from 6 to 15. Tho result of this wns n blight of tho pruno crop and of pears, though chcrricB, pcachca nnd npplcs did well wlicro not damaged by frost. Tho present season And yoar have been noted for continuing rains sinco Nov ember, with not a week of time in six months without rain or snow. Wo havo got to tho samo timo that proved so try ing lnst year, whon tho cold rains blighted orchards, and wo seem to bo having vory similar experience Tho wonther of April, howovor, wna not bo wnrm this yenr and tho trocs boro so littlo last yoar thnt thoy nro strongor nnd nblo to benr n heavier strain. If tho ground docH not not becomo soaking wot and remain ho for n week tho pruno nnd ponr crops will not sudor. No doubt tho prcBonco or nbsonco of snow in tho mountains in Inrgo quantity has much to do with our spring seasons. Bomotimca tho snowfall is light through out tho Paciflio slopo. This year it lias boon heavy, and snow lies now in heavy bodies on all tho rnngos west of tho Rocky mountains and especially on tho main spurs of tho Cascados. This causes our cool spring weather, as theso great snow deposits hnvo tho effect to condonso tho moisturo in tho ntmoa- nhoro and causes rains ovor the wholo Pacific region, for wo learn from tho Inland omplro that crops tlicro hnvo been blessed with abundant rains, whilo theso may cnuso Homo damngo in tho const vnlloys tho gcnoral efToct will bo to insure good harvests throughout tho racifio Northwest. 8IONAL BERTICB REPORT. (lou'l. Orcoly, of tho Signal Service, has arranged to issuo every Monday morning n bullotin, giving tho climatic conditions of tho farming districts, in eluding lemporaturo nnd rainfall. Tho first wau issued May 8th. It reviowB tho year to dato ns follows t "In tho grain regions of tho north it has been comparatively cold and dry. In the cotton rogiona west of Georgia, wnrm mid unusually dry. In tho cotton nnd rico regions on tho South Atlnntio coaHt, cold and comparatively dry. In tho tobacco regions of Virginia and North Carolina, cold nnd dry. In tho tobacco rogiona of Kentucky, Tcnuoseo ami Pennsylvania, tho woathcr has been warmor, with tho rainfall slightly less thnn usual, except in I on hern Ken tucky, whoro tho rainfall was slightly in excess. From reports received it up pears that tho meteorological conditions of tho past week havo had tho ell Vet of rapidly advancing tho season in thoso sections whoro it had been proviously retarded. conitruetlDc Cattle Cronlngf. Published by Authority. An Act to provide for constructing cattlo crossings under public roads and high ways. lie it tnacttd by the Lfjulatht Annuity o the Matt ofOrfjon.' Any person owning, using or occupy ing lands oa both sides of any public highway shall bo cntitlou to tho privi lege of making a crossing under said road for tho purposo of letting his cnttlo nnd other domestic animals cross said rond ; provided, Mild person shall erect nt his own oxponso n good nnd substan tial bridge, with good railings on each sido thereof, and build nn embnnkmont of easy grade on either side of said bridge; said bridge to bo not less than sixteen feet wido, to bo covored with planking not less than two inchos thick, and to bo approved by tho road super visor of tho district in which such bridge is built, and tho samo to bo kept con stantly in good repair by tho ownor or ocaupnnt of said laud, tho construction subject always to mo consont ami ap proval ol tho road supervisor ot tho ills trict; and, provided further, that in coso such crossing Is nuulo on any water way or natural channel for water, and where nculvortor bruigo is mauuninea as re quired for road purposes, said owners or occupants smut not bo rcquireu to con struct any moro ot saul crossing over and nbovo tho uecossary cost of u suita bio culvert or bridgo for road purposes nt such place j whon so completed ho shall bo allowed to connect his fences to said bridgo to comploto his stock way. Approved February 21, 18S7. Tiik laws wo published this weekand last are suoh as apply to stock interests and should bo prosorved for future ref erence, Theso laws aro published by authority and consequently can by re lied UKm. Wo shall bo glad to send extra copies of this issuo and also lost wook tor five cents per copy, l'oatago paid. rXOWIMd BT STEAK. Dr. Blalock invested in n traction engine, nnd sovcu plows for it to draw, and undertook to plow tho upland of Gilliam county by storm. It proved too much of n task, for tho iron horse ovon, nnd in tho effort to mnko him do his promised stint, wo rend thnt things flow to pieces terribly. By experiment it was found that tho ongino could do good work with thrco plowa only. No doubt on cngmo built heavy in propor tion could bandlo tho seven, but, of course, steam power has its limitation, and iron resembles muscles in haying to measure its work by its strength. Whoro fuel is choap, nnd land Ilea lovel nnd not rocky, no doubt steam will somo day bo employed. It may bo that somo othor motor will como into uso, or that stored power will bo mado nvnllnblo, nnd men go nbout taking "jobs of plow ing nnd harrowing land," just as thoy do for reaping nnd threshing. There nro to bo now appliances and motivo powcra brought into uso in tho futuro, no doubt. Tho writer rcmombors when steam wan a comparatively now thing in uso. Ho was n bay in Now York City when not n singlo rnilrond entered it or wa8 thought of thon when the modern ocean steamships was not known, ho recalls tho advent of matches and cook ing stoves, nnd n grcnt many littlo things, now indispcnsiblc, moro un known sixty years ago. Sinco ho camo to Oregon, tho invention of harvesting mnchino hna como to pass, nnd shortly boforo ho camo lioro tho telegraph was in use. Sawing mnchincs nro n recent thing, nnd it is not to bo supposed thnt invontion has been exhausted in ono half century. No, wo look for yot othor improvements in farming life, nnd thnt somo othor power will to somo oxtont roplnco horsfllosh on tho prnirio roads nnd furrowB. Tho timo will never como when tho horso will bo loss necessary, but tho timo mny nnd will come, wo bo- liovo, whon, instead of having to feed, nnd curry nnd enro for nnd doctor horses, man will touoh off tho feed nnd mnko n flro in flvo minutes, ns in case of flro engines in cities, nnd go nbout thoir work of tonming nnd plowing as effectually nnd moro roliably thnn horso or ox, or mulo, or cvon cnmcl or elo- phant can work. And what a saving of timo it will bo whon this now working motor comes. Tho weary tenmstor or plowmnn won't hnvo to put out his tonm nnd feed it, and nfter suppor rub thorn down by lantern light, but will merely hnvo to oil his mnchino and koop It in good or dor. Hut tho destiny of our agriculture is towards small farms and thorough farming, and tho worker must hnvo his own tonm for this work. Tho uso of mcchnnicnl power in farming can only bo renlizod when ngrioulturo is carried on upon a largo scalo, and thnt will soon bo accomplished, no doubt. Yellowstono Park ia tho subject of ono of tho prominent articles in May Har per's. Mrs. Alico Wollington Ilollins writos a lively conversational sketch of tho summer trip of n party to tho Yel lowstone Their amusing experiences and raoy dialoguo nro interspersed with ncurato descriptions of tho wondors which thoy witness, forming n very brilliant troatmont ot a magnlficont thomo. An abundanco of admirablo ongravlng from special drawings by four artists illustrato tho narrativo nnd tho sccnory with splendid effect. Head This. I you want any photographs taken go to W. P. Johnson's, whoro you can got tho best out, tho benefit of tho recent re duction in prices. Johnson is nlwnys willing to divide tho benefits with his patrous. A recont drop of pricoa on goods enables him to givo a liberal re duction in prices on all works in his lino. Itemombor tho place. Commer cial St. Salem Oregon. Temperance Rally. Salkm, May 0, 1887. Editor Willamette Farmer: On Saturday, May 11th, thoro will bo a rally of temperanco pcoplo nt tho Opera House, Salem, nt 10 o'clock n. m., whon a county Prohibition Lcsguo will bo organized. Ablo spenkors will nd dress tho meeting, and frionds ot tho causo aro invited to bo present. R. 0. RaMBHT. Aito&UMng SueceM. It U the duty ot every penon who bu used ltoecheo't German Syrup to let ite wd&derful qualities be known to their friendi in curing Cooiumption, severe Cousha, Croup, Aithma, Pneumonia, and in fact nil throat ami lung diieaiea. No penon can use it without im mediate relief, Ihree doaea will relieve any caae, and we conaider it the duty ot all Drug giiU to recommend It to the poor dying, con sumptive, at lean try one bottle, m 60,000 doxen bottle were sold laat year, and no one caae where it faile-l wu reported. Such a medicine at the German Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ak vour drusciit about it Sample bottle to try, 10 cent. Keaular lire, 75 centa. Sold by all druKgiat and Dealer, In the United State and Canada, orfknlfnraL Paget Bouno for Hops. Ezra Meeker, tho hop king of Wash ington Territory, writes to Post-Intelligencer, of Seattle, W. T., ns follows : I half fenr to writo whnt is hero to follow. I don't want our hop farmers to feel "puffed up" over tho prcstigo of Washington hops. Tho fact is, I feci just n littlo that way mysolf honco havo a right to suspect othora may feel so, too. Tho fact is, nnd wo mny ns well whlspor it nround nmong ourselves, that, now that tho Now York hop i'b out of our way, Washington Btnnds nt tho bend of tho list ns to quality. Califor nia sends somo very choico hops, fully oqual to our best, but tho bulk of thoir crop in qunlity is far below ours. And when it comos for summer uso, tliov nro fairly out altogether, whilo Wnshiugton hops nro coming to tho front. Whilo this is t mo, it docs not follow that nil wnsmngum nro a goou summer uso hop, for they nro not. Thoso that nro not thoroughly driod, or nro driod nt a high heat - go off" early, ns the trado phrase goes, in quality nnd consequent ly in price Blue arasi Sod. After land hns boon seeded thrco or four yenrs it is npt to bo filled with bluo grass. This makes oxcollont pasture, but in cultivated fields bluo grass is a pestilent wcod, only a littlo loss difficult to subduo than its cousin tho quack. It takes n good denl of cultivation, nnd sometimes nfter it is turned under, to got bluo grnss roots to rotting. If tho lnnd is to bo put in corn or potatoes tho sod should be plowed as oarly in tho spring ns tho soil will ndmit, nnd tho piowod surface harrowed nt lenst onco n week, nnd ns much oftonor as possible until it is timo to plant. Even with nil tho culture thnt can bo given, tho sod is nt so good for immediato results as a clover loy that can bo mado in oightcon months nfter seeding. Thoso old sods nro gonernlly supposed to bo very rich. Thoy mny bo but it gcnernlly tnkes nbout two yenrs' cultivation to got thorn in good condition for cropping. The Weoly Aphli. Ono of tho most successful nomolo gists of California recommends tho fol lowing dend shot for tho Wooly Aphis : "Tako one-half pound Darbndocs or crudo nloes nnd dissolve in ono gnllon of nlcohol. Water should not bo in cluded. Apply with n spongo. In October nna November this nronnrntion should bo applied to tho body of tho treo closo to tho ground. April nnd Mny nro. howovor, tho host months to do tho work, nnd then tho wholo troo should bo sponged. Mr. Ilunyan, of Visalin. tried this wash on apple trees, nnd whilo it is most offectivo, ho thinks it too costly. Ho suggests thnt tho troo infested should bo cut back nnd tho balanco sponged. Tho cost is tho only objection to it More Monej for Your Work if you improvo good opportunities. Hallott & Co., Portland, Maino, will mail, free, full information showing how you can mnko from 5 to $25 nnd up- wnrus n uay nnu nvo nt homo whorevor you are located, uottcr writo; somo havo mado ovor $50 in a day ; all now. No capital required j started free. Both sexes; nil ngos. Succoss for every workor. Send nddrcs nnd sco for yourself. KNAPP, BURRELL & COMPANY, Tmjwvtcrs Of Agricultural Implements, WAGONS, BUGGIES. CARRIAGES, ENGINES, Etc. SEASON OF 1SS7 Tho Following Lino of First-Class Implements tfcMucliiiies. lfiESDMBpr Tho Buffalo Pitts, "Chllier- and "EconomUt- Thrwher. The Buffalo Pitts Euglnes, And UorM Power. The MeCormlck Harrcslcrs, lttipn and Homer. The Becriug Harvesters, Keaper and Mower. Hodges Improved Header, Light, Stronf and Durable. Tiger aud HolUngsirorth Sulky liy Rake. WOOD WORKING MACHINERY. Belling, Barbed Fence Wire, Etc., together with a Complete Assortment of Small Implements, STEEL GOODS, DAIRY SUPPLIES, ETC., ETC. Of emjr description In uie on the fun, Illustrated Catacue for 1SS7, or manufacturer Pamphlet lent to any adree upon application to ui or our aftnu. Cermwa4ta(e Berilclltet. BKAMCa WALLA WALLA, W.T. 8POK4NE rALLS, W. T. TACOlf A, W. T. WES t COITAX, W. T. CHENEY, Vr. T. ISLAND CITY, OR, Orowlng gooseberries. Tho goosberry is nn excellent fruit, but so subject to mildew thnt it is not so much grown na should be. Tho fun gus which causes this mildew thrives most in hot, dry wcathor, as in tho cool, moist climnto of England it is littlo known. In Europo it is a maxim among fruit growers that success with goose berries bceins where success with cranes ends, nnd vicn versa. Wo want and can hnvo both luxuries, and both are neces sary, ns thoy ripen nt different seasons. Some American varieties of gooseberries aro quito good, and aro less liablo to mildnw than the old English sorts. But tho fungus on any goosoborrios mny bo destroyod by timely application of flour of sulphur to tho leaves. This kills tho spores if dono ns soon 03 they fasten on tho plant. Codlln Moth In Spring. Whnt codlin moths nro hatched from- tho worms in winter apples will bo found in spring under edges of barrels or othor places in tho cellar whoro thoy havo hidden thcmsolvos. As soon ns collar doors aro opened thoy cscapo and as it is not long before young npplos sot they then begin tho work of propa gation. By looking over collars enrly in tho Spring many of thoso moths will bo destroyed in their cocoons. Clearing up brush nnd rubbish in orchards, and scraping off rough bark from old applo trees, effect tho samo object if (lone early enough. Take It In Time. A man who presents nn nppenrnnco of debility, wIiobo conntcnanco is anxious, nnd who is subject to spoils of fnintness, is liablo to sudden death from heart dis ease Lot him tnko Dr. Flint's Heart Itomcdy before it is too Into. At drug gists. $1.60. Dcscrintivo treatiso with oach bottlo; or nddrcss J. J. Mnck & Co., S. P. Rolling Meadows in Summer. A f tor wintor freezing, whilo tho ground is moist, is just tho timo to roll down meadows, smoothing obstructions to tho mower nnd pressing into tho soil the snail, looso stones on its surface. This is n work thnt needs to bo dono evory yenr. Not only doos frost henvo stones to tho Burfnco, but many nro brought up in rnking with tho wire rnkos now gonernlly used which scratch tho sur fnco onouch to loosen stones. It is tho rory small stones that nro most likoly to dull knives of mowors by potting betweon tho. strnnds. which would Dush larger stones out of tho wny without doing nny dnmago. Bare Places in Meadows. Thero nro many meadows which havo partly run out, nnd yot which cannot bo convoniontly plowed. Thoy enn often bo brought in good condition with a littlo grnss seed nnd n dressing of man urn harrowed in over tho bare places. This is better than plowing. A run-out mondow is of littlo good to plow for nny cron, unless it can bo manured. And with plonty of mnnuro tho plowing will not bo needed. Whon tho sod is thick oned by top dressing, tho field mny bo prolitnbly put in hoed crops for n yoar or two preparatory to being seeded down ngnin. Miss Florn Goodhuo hns brought us a fow ripo wild strawberries. These aro tho first that wo havo scon or hoard of this year. If tho present good weather continues tho supply of wild strawber ries will bo quito largo. Hugglcs nnd Carriages, Prom th Columbua Buny Co., and other well knswn mtkert. The Itacino Spring Wagons, Uuckbotnla and UojuI Ciru. The Rain and Olds Farm and Democrat Wjoni., Tho Buckeye Forco Pump, And Iron TurblooWlod MUI. TO,Sf2SKl Portable 84W Mm "d Katlua' maim erriCKi Cor. Front, First and Ash Sts. Portland, Oregon. . - iiAi,, JL
